Bihar

StateIN-BR

State of India.

AsiaCapital: PatnaSub-region: EasternLanguage: Hindi, Urdu
Population
126.8M
Metros tracked
2
8.4M in metros (7%)
Composite score
3.7
Sum across tracked metros
Type
State
ISO 3166-2: IN-BR
At a glance
Established
1912
Demonym
Bihari
Area
94,163 km²
Population density
1,346 /km²
Legislature
Bihar Legislature
Human Development Index
0.614 (2023)
Lok Sabha seats
40
Rank in India
15th of 36 by composite score
Area rank
12th of 36 by area
Largest tracked metro
Patna

Civic facts via Wikidata.

Bihar metro footprint

2 metros
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Global CapitalContinental MetroMajor MetroRegional HubEstablishedEmergingLocal

Polygons shaded by composite tier. Hover for rank, click to open the metro page. Boundaries derived from Overture Maps administrative divisions; metros without source coverage are omitted. Some metro footprints may extend beyond the state border where the metropolitan area spans state lines.

2 tracked metros

#678Patna★ Capital
2.9
5.8MEmerging Metro
#1466Aurangabad
0.8
2.5MLocal Metro